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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–17 March 2013 |
| Venue | Bailey Allen Hall |
| City | Galway |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £301,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Ding Junhui (CHN) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Score | 4–3 |
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The 2013 Players Tour Championship Grand Final (officially the 2013 Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Final)[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 17 March 2013 at the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, Republic of Ireland. It was the ninth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.[2]
Stephen Lee was the defending champion,[3] but he couldn't compete due to his suspension from professional snooker.[4]
Ding Junhui won his sixth ranking title by defeating Neil Robertson 4–3 in the final.[5][6] Ding also made the 97th official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Mark Allen. This was Ding's fifth 147 break and the ninth in the 2012/2013 season.[7][8] This was the 250th ranking event to be staged in snooker.
- ^ "Dafabet Sponsor PTC Grand Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Lee downs Robertson to end title drought". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Hayes, Roy (12 October 2012). "Stephen Lee suspended from snooker over 'suspicious' betting patterns". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Snooker – Ding downs Robertson to win £100k at PTC Grand Finals". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Ding Is King at PTC Finals". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Maximum Man Ding Beats Allen in Classic". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "China's Ding Junhui makes 147 maximum break in Galway". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2013.